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I have been pinning eyeshadow looks and tutorials on Pinterest for YEARS but I realized that I haven’t actually tried any of the looks out…so, I’ve decided to challenge myself, by selecting my favourite pins to discover:

Today’s challenge…

No matter what skin tone or eye colour you have, purple is flattering on everyone! That’s why I selected today’s challenge, which I have entitled “Purple Pizzazz”.

On a day-to-day basis, I do wear touches of purple to line my lower lashes or add a pop of colour on the outer eye corner…but nothing this intense.

So although I was confident that the colours would look lovely, the big question was “would this be wearable” or just something artistic to look at online…I’d never know unless I gave it shot – so I did!

The Reveal

Overall, I like the look and am proud at how similar it looks to the pinterest photo! Was it my favourite look that I have created? No…but it was quite pretty.

I did feel a little “over done” (ie. too much eye shadow for a daytime look) but that was just a comfort zone thing. This could, however, be something I rock in the future for a date night or ladies night out.

This look was super simple to create and the step-by-step image was quite helpful. As the eyelid is shut in the original photo, there was no direction of what to do on the lower lashes, so I just added a little purple below the lower lash line and completed it with a bit of mascara.

Trying to follow the Pinterest steps, here’s how I created this look:

(2) I applied Makeup Geeks eyeshadow in Creme Brulee(medium sand color with a soft matte finish) and Cocoa Bear (matte reddish brown) in and above my eyelid crease with a medium fluffy crease brush. And then blended, and blended, and blended.

(3) In the inner and outer corners of my eyelid, I placed Buxom eyeshadow in Purple Posh (shimmering violet), from my Customizable Buxom Shadow Palette, with a small dense eyeshadow brush. I then drew a thick line with the same brush and purple colour from the outer to inner corners of my upper lid and blended it downward.

(4) Using another dense shadow brush, I applied Buxom eyeshadow in Champaigne Buzz(shimmering pearl), from my Customizable Buxom Shadow Palette, to the centre of my lid. I started about 33% in from my outer corner working my way to the inner corner… leaving a tiny pop of purple in the corner. And then I blended it a bit on the outer edges.

(5) With my middle finger, I dabbed a bit of Colourpop eyeshadow in Fringe(shimmering champagne with gold and silver glitter) on top of where I placed the Champaigne Buzz to add some subtle-ish sparkle.

(For full disclosure, please note that a couple of the links are shopstyle affiliate links. There are many retailers I could have linked for info on the same products, so I figured why not link ones that reward me for selecting them so I can buy more products to review for you! I want to re-assure you that the featured products were not selected on that basis. )

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